Theme: Millions Watched the Apple Fall, but Newton Asked Why. (B. Baruch)

In this method, you don’t ask, What do I want from life? You ask a different set of questions: What does life want from me? What are my circumstances calling me to do? In this scheme of things we don’t create our lives; we are summoned by life.
― David Brooks, The Road to Character

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Brendan Terry

Educational Ambassador

Brendan Terry is an Educational Ambassador for the 5 Gyres Institute, a senior at New Roads High School, and a Jack Kent Cooke Foundation College Scholar. In this to-the-point talk, he calls fellow activists to action in helping to reduce ocean plastic pollution, a global problem which he considers a critical human rights issue.

Gina Cloud

Author

Gina Cloud is the creator and founder of GinaCology, a 10-tenet path for women to live fully awake, alive and empowered, from the inside out, free of media influence. She is the author of "W.O.M.A.N: A New Definition," and a co-author in the national and international bestselling book, "The Power of Being A Woman" She is also a women's health expert, speaker, life coach, tango dancer and the single mother of a 20-year-old daughter. She has hosted her own radio show, with more than 150-episodes, as well has being a guest expert on many radio and TV programs, including KPFK Pacifica, Playboy Radio and The Ricki Lake Show. Her passion for empowering others comes through her words and her presence. She is deeply committed to helping every human being awaken to and live through their fullest potential. www.ginacology.com

Heidi Volpe

Photo Editor and Design Consultant

Heidi Volpe is a freelance graphic designer and photo director based in Topanga, CA. Some of her clients include Outside Magazine, Red Bull, Los Angeles Times Sunday Magazine, and Brazil's Abril Publishing. She publishes a weekly column about photography and consults editorial photographers on branding and site development. She is passionate about cycling, with a penchant for endurance mountain bike racing, specifically long distance single speeding. She is a new backyard bee keeper, launched a gourmet popcorn line, AWESOME POP, in 2014 that focuses on social impact cinema, and is currently flirty with eating Aspire crickets!

Jonathan Woodbury

Astronomer, Physicist, climate Scientist, Economist, Statistician, and Software Developer

Jonathan Woodbury is an astronomer, physicist, climate scientist, economist, statistician, and software developer. Jonathan spent a year in the Antarctic studying cosmic rays including ten days at the South Pole. He worked as a climate scientist for the US EPA and IPCC where he estimated U.S. and international methane emission inventories. He also help develop the first U.N. IPCC methods for estimating methane emissions from many international sources. Jonathan is an avid cyclist and road racer. Jonathan holds degrees from Swarthmore College and the University of Chicago.

Kären Embrey

CRNA, EdD. Assistant Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology, Keck School of Medicine of USC

Kären Embry dropped everything to help the Haiti victims. She has learned so much from this trip and would like to share the lessons and her insights. Kären Embrey, CRNA, EdD. Assistant Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology, Keck School of Medicine of USC: Dr. Embrey has been a didactic and clinical instructor of anesthesiology at USC since 2006 where she has also worked as a faculty nurse anesthetist at LAC+USC Medical Center. Prior to this she was a Trauma Nurse Specialist, Mobile Intensive Care Nurse and emergency department nurse manager for more than 20 years. Dr. Embrey's doctoral research was through the Rossier School of Education at USC. She has also had the opportunity to participate in two USC, Keck School of Medicine sponsored surgical team disaster relief efforts abroad, following the earthquakes in Haiti in 2010 and Nepal in 2015.